Archive for June 17th, 2009
Capt Yusof Ahmad on the RM12.5 billion PKFZ scandal
DAP believes nobody will be punished for PKFZ wrongdoings
By Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — DAP is claiming that a combination of disclaimers will block anyone from being brought to book over the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. Its parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang questioned the effectiveness of Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat’s instructions that the report on... »
MACC chief’s absence holds up PKFZ inquiry
By Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 – Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan’s failure to turn up in Parliament today has delayed the Public Accounts Committee’s (PAC) inquiry into the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) debacle. The delay has further knock on effects as the full report with appendices made up of official documents into the... »
Najib: PKFZ committee to ‘ensure past mistakes don’t recur’
KUALA LUMPUR (June 17, 2009) : Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak said today the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) corporate governance committee, headed by Transparency-International Malaysia president Datuk Paul Low, is to supervise all administration issues to ensure that past mistakes do not recur. Najib in his written reply to Charles Santiago (DAP-Klang)... »
PAC inquiry on PKFZ: Azmi refuses to withdraw
KUALA LUMPUR (June 17, 2009) : Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid today dismissed a request from Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) that he withdraw from his position as the committee chairman in hearing the briefing on the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. After chairing the committee meeting in parliament, Azmi... »
Santiago: PM’s reply on PKFZ ‘most unsatisfactory’
KUALA LUMPUR (June 17, 2009) : Charles Santiago (DAP-Klang) said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s written reply, hinting that no action would be taken against former transport ministers and Port Klang Authority (PKA) chairman Datuk Chor Chee Heung over the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) multi-billion ringgit scandal, is “most unsatisfactiory”. Replying to... »
Ong Tee Keat in absconding overseas to avoid parliamentary accounting, which will result in absence from Cabinet meeting and inability to ensure that the Cabinet rectify the continuing injustice of SPM top scorers denied PSD overseas scholarships
By Lim Kit Siang MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat is most irresponsible in absconding overseas to avoid parliamentary accounting on the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal, which will result in his absence from this week’s Cabinet meeting and inability to ensure that the Cabinet rectify the continuing injustice of SPM... »